EMBRACING HEALTHY PRACTISES DURING CRISIS

EMBRACING HEALTHY PRACTISES DURING CRISIS

By Muhammad Shakombo.

A platter of fruits

We spend almost 47 percent of our working hours thinking about something other than what we are doing, according to a study, 2010. Human attention is dwindling; average human attention span was 12 seconds in the year 2000 but dropped to 8 seconds in 2013. Studies also show that the attention span among adults and teenagers is between 10 to 20 minutes on average. This, however, is dependent on different factors such as the medium of communication, noise, language barrier, social integration, and interest among others. Mind-boggling, right? Attention span may also be affected by physiological and physical disorders. Well, the good news is, there are ways to increase your attention span and among them is exercise.

Physiological and physical exercises are vital ways to enhance attention span to individuals. Good health and mental wellness as part of the strategic development goals is an integral part of our well-being. Daily routine workout sessions can be followed in the comfort of your house under minimal supervision.  Routine workouts ranging from 1-2 hours a day can expedite the attention span exponentially.

Cognitive abilities are likely to be enhanced in physically active members of society; better health outcomes are icing on the cake. According to the CDC, 2007, 2.7 million youths aged between 4-17 were receiving medication treatment for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), and in reality due to not receiving enough physical activity. Obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure just to name a few opportunistic diseases likely to take advantage. 

Most of us have had dreams of becoming an entrepreneur of some sort in life to seek financial freedom and escape the rat race of living from pay-check to pay-check. Well, a dream remains to be one unless you wake up and start working on it. A dream does not work not unless we do, paradoxically if you do not work on your dream then you will work for someone’s dream. Yes, the exact rat-race spot. 

Rush hour in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi

During periods of crisis and uncertainties it is perfect timing to test your theories, draw a plan, take a feasibility test on your idea but most of all test the market and viability of the idea. I dare to overemphasize the crucial aspect of having a mentor, which can be of service and a match for you. It is during a crisis that leaders are born, and true to that business leaders are born too. In the wake of befriending the dollars, you ought to solve bigger worldly problems. Jeff Bezos dares to solve bigger world problems and that’s what puts him on the map as the world’s first trillionaire. 

People say youth is wasted on the young; on the contrary, I tend to believe wisdom is wasted on the old. Make mistakes and do not hesitate to make another one but different, in mistakes we learn. Just like mental health is real, accepting its existence is a first step in the right direction. Great philosophers like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton are products of countless failures but defied succumbing to defeat thus persevered and emerged victors. With great resilience, water cuts a rock. Ask the right questions always with the intent to learn and be better. I believe luck is a function of intent, and luck only favors the prepared.